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Greenland Glaciers’ Rapid Melting Will Have Global Effects
May and June had the hottest global temperatures on record, according to a report from the National Climactic Data Center.
Envisioning Where We Want to Go: An Interview With Evolutionary Reconstructionist Gar Alperovitz
Longtime activist, historian and political-economic theorist Gar Alperovitz conducted an email interview with us on the occasion of the creation of his new website, the Pluralist Commonwealth.
Nicholas Heyward Sr. on Police Violence and the Killing of His Son by the NYPD
Father and activist Nicholas Heyward Sr. talks about the continuing regime of police violence and white privilege - in New York City and around the world.
US Escalates Iraq Airstrikes but Lacks Long-Term Strategy
Vijay Prashad: US airstrikes are working strategically, but alone will not turn the tide against the Islamic State.
Henry Giroux: Liberty and Justice for All?
Scholar Henry Giroux says that America is slipping away, and being replaced with a surveillance state and culture of violence that's threatening the very core of American democracy.
“They Are All Michael Brown”: State Senator Defends Protesters Seeking Justice in Police Shooting
During the protests in Ferguson, one of the key voices calling for justice is Missouri State Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal.
Rubber Bullets, Tear Gas and Jail: Ferguson Police Crack Down on Journalists Covering Protests
Protests over the fatal police shooting of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown have continued for a 10th night in Ferguson, Missouri.
As WHO Warns Ebola Death Toll is Underestimated, How Should Global Community Handle Dire Crisis?
The World Health Organization is now saying the number of reported cases and deaths of Ebola in West Africa vastly underestimates the scale of the outbreak.
Long a Force for Progress, a Freedom Summer Legend Looks Back
Georgia Congressman John Lewis talks about what changed, and didn't, because of the movement he helped to lead 50 years ago.
“Overpoliced and Underprotected”: In Michael Brown Killing, Neglect of Black Communities Laid Bare
“The black community tends be overpoliced and underprotected,” says professor john a. powell.